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Jean-Baptiste Masson
Jean-Baptiste Masson
Intership/Phd proposals
Potential and Diffusion Mapping in Lipid RaftsMiscellaneous
Born in Paris (France) on October 5,1982.
Contact: jbmasson@pasteur.fr
Tel: +33-1-4061 3923
Contact: jbmasson@pasteur.fr
Tel: +33-1-4061 3923
Scientific Activity (Key Words)
Physical Biology; Statistical physics; Chemotaxis; Biological mobility; Terahertz Imaging
Short Employment Record
2004 - 2007 Ph. D. in Ecole Polytechnique: Ionic contrast terahertz imaging, Statistical Physics of Surface Plamons Polaritons. Laboratory of Optics and Biosciences. Thesis advisor: Guilhem Gallot and François Hache
2008 - Research Scientist/Chargé de recherche (grade assistant) Institut Pasteur
2012 - Research Scientist/Chargé de recherche Institut Pasteur
2008 - Research Scientist/Chargé de recherche (grade assistant) Institut Pasteur
2012 - Research Scientist/Chargé de recherche Institut Pasteur
Long Term Visits
Visiting scientist at:
(2009) KITP, Santa Barbara: Population Genetics and Genomics (3 months)
(2009) KITP, Santa Barbara: Population Genetics and Genomics (3 months)
Selected Publications
- Non-invasive inference of the molecular chemotactic response using bacterial trajectories, Masson J.-B, Voisinne G., Wong-NG J., Celani A., Vergassola M., PNAS, vol 109, No 5, p 1802-1807
- Chasing information to search in random environments. J.B. Masson, M. Bailly-Bechet, M. Vergassola, J. Phys. A, Vol 42 p 434009 special issue on random search problems.
- Repulsion and metabolic switches in the collective behavior of bacterial colonies. A. Sekowska, J.B. Masson, A. Celani, A. Danchin, M. Vergassola, Biophys. J., vol 97 p 688-698, August 2009
- Inferring maps of forces inside cell membrane microdomains. Masson JB, Casanova D, Türkcan S, Voisinne G, Popoff MR, Vergassola M, Alexandrou A. Phys Rev Lett. 102 048103. 2009.
Featured in Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research – Feb. 1, 2009, Volume 17, Issue 3;
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology – Feb. 9, 2009, Volume 19, issue 6;
- Ionic contrast terahertz near-field imaging of axonal water fluxes, J-B Masson, M-P Sauviat, J-L Martin, and G. Gallot, PNAS, vol.103, No. 13, March 28, 2006
- Chasing information to search in random environments. J.B. Masson, M. Bailly-Bechet, M. Vergassola, J. Phys. A, Vol 42 p 434009 special issue on random search problems.
- Repulsion and metabolic switches in the collective behavior of bacterial colonies. A. Sekowska, J.B. Masson, A. Celani, A. Danchin, M. Vergassola, Biophys. J., vol 97 p 688-698, August 2009
- Inferring maps of forces inside cell membrane microdomains. Masson JB, Casanova D, Türkcan S, Voisinne G, Popoff MR, Vergassola M, Alexandrou A. Phys Rev Lett. 102 048103. 2009.
Featured in Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research – Feb. 1, 2009, Volume 17, Issue 3;
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology – Feb. 9, 2009, Volume 19, issue 6;
- Ionic contrast terahertz near-field imaging of axonal water fluxes, J-B Masson, M-P Sauviat, J-L Martin, and G. Gallot, PNAS, vol.103, No. 13, March 28, 2006
Ego Feeding : Awards
2000 National Chemistry Olympics
2009 Young Scientist award of the French Biophysical Society
2010 Gordon Research Conference (GRC, Single Molecule Approaches to Biology) Innovation Poster Price
2009 Young Scientist award of the French Biophysical Society
2010 Gordon Research Conference (GRC, Single Molecule Approaches to Biology) Innovation Poster Price